Paschetta, Villagoyz Led the Way as More Records Fall on Day Three of Argentine Junior Champs

By Jorge Aguado

SANTA FE, Argentina, August 23. SIX more records fell on the third day of the Argentine Junior National Short Course Championships in Santa Fe. In addition, two national senior records were broken in special time trials.

Gustavo Paschetta led the way today with two national Junior (17-18) marks. In the 100 meter fly, he stroked to victory in 54.71, more than a second ahead of Mariano Caviglia, whose 55.75 was also under the old mark of 55.83.

An hour later, Paschetta came back to fight off a determined challenge by Fesana teammate Emiliano Aguirre in the 200m breast. Paschetta touched in 2:20.28 to Aguirre's 2:20.55, as both men just bettered the old Junior standard of 2:20.82.

Perhaps the day's best swim was turned in by 16 year-old Gabriel Villagoyz, who destroyed the "Juvenile" (15-16) mark of 16:12.31 with his 15:32.47, a time that also about half a minute faster than the Junior record.

The final individual record was set by Rubio Sales, 16, who went 2:08.48 for a national Juvenile mark. The top three finishers swam under the old standard of 2:11.84, with the fourth place finisher just 3-hundredths slower.

The Fesana men's 400m medley relay squad set a 15-16 record of 3:59.74, while the women's 400m free relay went 4:04.26, good for a Junior mark.

In two special time trials, 24 year-old Walter Dario Arciprete, representing Arroyo Seco, set two new national short course records: